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Special Olympics Canada on the Hill

I have had the pleasure of being involved with the Special Olympic program for many years now. There are two aspects people might not realize about the program. There is an amazing diversity of talent and abilities and at the high end, these athletes are very, very good. ( I remember a pretty good varsity swimmer getting in the pool with a 40 something Special Olympic athlete and getting his doors blown off on the final leg of a 4×100 medley.) However, the most amazing feature of a special Olympic event is the level of comradery and sportsmanship that pervades the entire movement. The largest cheers at any meet are routinely reserved for those that athletes that have to struggle to complete a 25 m race over several minutes but persevere.

One can only hope that some of the class and talent of this group rubbed off on our "finest" in Ottawa.

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